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creating
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eyt
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cre·ate
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kriˈeɪt
/
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kree-
eyt
]
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verb,
-at·ed,
-at·ing,
adjective
verb (used with object)
1.
to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes.
2.
to evolve from one's own thought or imagination, as a work of
art
or an invention.
3.
Theater
.
to perform (a role) for the first time or in the first production of a play.
4.
to make by investing with new rank or by designating; constitute; appoint:
to create a peer.
5.
to be the cause or occasion of; give rise to:
The announcement created confusion.
EXPAND
6.
to cause to happen; bring about; arrange, as by intention or design:
to create a
revolution
; to create an opportunity to ask for a raise.
COLLAPSE
verb (used without object)
7.
to do something
creative
or constructive.
8.
British
.
to make a fuss.
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adjective
9.
Archaic
.
created.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
creat
(past participle) <
Latin
creātus,
equivalent to
creā-
(stem of
creāre
to make) +
-tus
past participle suffix
Related forms
cre·at·a·ble,
adjective
in·ter·cre·ate,
verb (used with object),
-at·ed,
-at·ing.
self-cre·at·ed,
adjective
self-cre·at·ing,
adjective
un·cre·at·a·ble,
adjective
EXPAND
un·cre·at·ed,
adjective
COLLAPSE
Synonyms
2.
originate, invent.
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Word Origin & History
create
late 14c., from L. creatus, pp. of creare "to make, produce," related to crescere "arise, grow" (see
crescent
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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